Rosyth ferry link to continent resumes

Rosyth Scotland’s only ferry link to the continent has resumed, less than a year after it was axed.

The Scottish Viking, from Zeebrugge, sailed into Rosyth in Fife on her maiden voyage. Ship operator Norfolkline took on the Rosyth to Zeebrugge service after it was dropped by Superfast last September.

Scottish Viking docked a couple of hours later than scheduled after her original captain, Antonio Arbilli, an Italian national, fell ill suddenly on Monday and was flown to hospital.

As Scottish Viking was built in an Italian shipyard and is registered in Italy, flag state regulations demand that the captain must also be an Italian national. A replacement captain, Dominico Commisso, was found and flown to Belgium to bring the ship over to Rosyth.